netdev - Re: iproute2: color output should assume dark background

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Message-ID: <20240523075904.16f3599b@hermes.local>
Date: Thu, 23 May 2024 07:59:04 -0700
From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
To: Gedalya <gedalya@...alya.net>
Cc: Dragan Simic <dsimic@...jaro.org>, Sirius <sirius@...dheim.com>,
 netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: iproute2: color output should assume dark background

On Thu, 23 May 2024 22:33:03 +0800
Gedalya <gedalya@...alya.net> wrote:

> On 5/23/24 10:24 PM, Dragan Simic wrote:
> > I had in mind setting COLORFGBG to dark background that way, not some
> > shell magic that would change it dynamically.   
> 
> It's far far easier to just do color palette overrides in your terminal 
> emulator.
> 
> The "Dark Pastels" preset in XFCE Terminal makes everything just work. 
> Both iproute2 palettes work fine.
> 
> Anyone who really cares about colors can and should dive into the topic 
> (not me). Once your graphical desktop is up and configured you'll be 
> just fine.
> 
> The only real issue here is force-enabling colors where they are least 
> welcome (crashed server, vt, no mouse, black background, just let me do 
> my work please).
> 
> This entire discussion has gone way way way out of control.

Fits perfect with "what color for the bike shed"